The study, published in American Cancer Society Journal, shows survival rate 5 yrs after diagnosis ranges from 41.9% in Pasighat to 74.9% in Mizoram. In countries like US, it's over 90%.
Directive comes on 2022 plea filed by patient seeking Kerala HC's intervention to urge govt to help slash price of a critical cancer drug. She died during the course of the case.
Pharma giants were responding to petition in Kerala HC seeking compulsory licences for their HER2-negative breast cancer drugs, which would allow cheaper, generic versions to be made.
The research found that the fastest rise was in windpipe and prostate cancers while the heaviest death toll was seen for cancers of breast, windpipe, lung, bowel, and stomach.
Breast cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in India. Most existing Trastuzumab brands in Indian market are priced between Rs 40,000 and Rs 54,000 per 440 mg vial.
Trastuzumab deruxtecan helped check cancer growth in even those with low levels of protein that cancer drugs target. Tumours didn't grow for at least 10 months, compared to average 5 in chemotherapy.
US study looked at nearly 36,000 women who underwent screening & found that in many cases pre-cancers may not have grown into full malignancy before the women died of other causes.
Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?
Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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